Lathing



T. N. BAD/GER.

LATHING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY28 1919. 1,372,387. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

INVENTOR 1710M 1V. Badyer f fimy k ammal ATTORNEYS THOMAS H. BADGER, or3mm, cunoma.

LA'IEING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1921 Application filed lay as, 1919. Serial No.800,260.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. BADGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Lathing, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a form of metal buckle and break the plasterloose with disastrous results. It is the principal object of the presentinvention to provide a suitable metal lathing which is especiall fittedfor use upon the exterior portions 0 buildings and which is applied insuch a manner as to allow plaster work to be easily placed thereupon andto securely bond therewith.

The present invention contemplates the use of a metal lathing ofnon-stretchin material which is formed with longitudinally andtransversely extending reinforcing members which are a part of thelathing structure, said lathing being further provided with spacingmembers for holding it from the sheeting or studding over which it ismounted, or to space it from partition work such as tar paper, whensheeting is eliminated in the construction.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showing afragmentary portion of the lath as applied to building studding.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective showlng the intersection of two of thewires and the spacing members carried thereby.

Fig. 3 is a view in section and elevation showing a modified form of theinvention as disclosed in Fig. 1 and more clearly disclosing the mannerin which the plaster is supported in forming a wall.

ig. 4 is a fragmentary view in elevation showing another form offastener and spacer for the lathing.

Fig. 5 is a view in section and elevation showing the structuredisclosed in Flg. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective showing another form of her.

Fig. 7 is a view in spacing clip which ma or may not be permanentlysecured to the lath fabric.

Referring more particularly to the drawin 10 indicates a wall studding,a plura ity of which are spaced e ual distance from each other to form awal As shown in Fig. 3, this studding is covered by sheets of tar paper,as indicated at 11. Mounted over the paper and spaced in relationthereto is a metal lathing 13. This lathing is formed of equal spacelongitudinal and horizontal wires 14, the ma'ority of which are of thesame gage. In Fig. 1, however, it will be noted that at given intervals,both longitudinally and laterally, the small gage wires are interchangedfor the larger wires 15. These wires supply all the neededreinforcements for the lathing structure and W111 provide a ri 'd wallof more stability and permanence-t an that formed by sheeting and theusual wiring done over laths for spacing. In order that a perfect bondof the plaster will take place around the lathing which passes over thestudding metal spacing members are provided. In Figs. 1 and 2 thesespacing members are shown as being small lengths of wire coiled to forma short tubular cylinder. These wire tubes, as indicated at 16 areplaced under the intersections of certain of the reinforcing members andmay be held in position by Wrapping around the reinforcing detachablespacing mem- -members, as shown in Fig. 2., With this construction themetal lathin is built and equipped with the fasteners, w ich will permitthe lath to be directly applied and will allow the lathing to besecurely held in spaced relation to the studding or to the sheeting bymeans of staples 17.

In the event that the wire 13 is not provided with permanent spacingdevices, the tubular coils may be applied to the intersections of thewire, as shown in Fig. 3, and thus held by the staples in the mannerpreviously explained. When the wire is spaced from the wall and thepaper backing as shown in this figure, the plaster 19 may be easilyapplied and a suitable Wall formed the backing acting in the same caacity as the ordinary wooden. sheeting an holding the wall plaster untilit has thoroughlyset. Thus it will be seen that a Wall will beproperspective showing a vided having a rigid reinforcement embeddedwithin it and which has a non-combustible exterior surface on each ofits sides.

Other forms of detachable s acing me bers may be used as indicated by waof exam le in Fi s. 4 to 7 inclusive. In

. 4 an 5, it w1ll be seen that a cylindrical pipe section 20 is formedwith recessed seats 21 within which the intersecting wires of thelathing may rest. The pipe is of sufiicient inside dimensions toaccommodate the staples 17 and to permit them to be securely driven intothe studding. In the form of the device shown in Fig. 6, a simplecrossshaped wire member 22 is provided and positioned directly beneaththe intersecting wires of the lath. This member and the lath are helddown by the staples 17 in the manner reviously described. In Fig. 7, ametallic cli member 23 is shown as formed of a single piece of metal andas having right-angled recesses within which the intersecting wiresofthe lathing may rest. One set of these recesses is represented by acutaway portion 24 formed at two points in the metal blank and not onlyaccommodating one of the wires of the lathing, but also providingclearance space through which the staples 17 may project and be driveninto the studding.

In operation and use of the present inventionthe paper sheeting 11 maybe a plied to the studding 10 and thereafter t e lathing 13 positionedthereover. In the event that the spacing members 16 are fixed to thelathing it will be only necessary to drive the lathing staples 17 inposition and to thus secure the lath over the paper and in spacedrelations thereto at all points. When otherforms of spacers are used asshown in the other figures of the drawing,

they may be separately positioned at the igs.

time the staples are being driven and in any event will provide simp emeans for spacing the lath from its point of fixture and insuring that abond of plaster may be made therebeneath.

It will thus be seen that by the use of the reinforced lath heredisclosed and the application of the lath in spaced relation to thestudding, as well as in s aced relation to the paper sheeting, a very ceap and serviceable wire structure Wlll be provided, upon which plasteror other plastic material ma be easily applied and will combine wit thelath structure itself to form a desirable ri id wall.

While have shown the preferred form of my invention, it will beunderstood that various changes in the combination, construction andarrangement of parts ma be made by those skilled in the art, wit outdeparting from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

In combination with a support, and a wlre lathing grille, a series ofintersecting wire reinforcing members laid on thegrille, spacers betweenthe grille and the support, and underlying the intersecting parts of thereinforcmg members, and staples straddling the reinforcing members andextending into THOMAS N. BADGER.

Witnesses:

W. W. HEALEY, M. E. EWING.

